EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Blum Inc
Stanley, NC
- Total releases
- 15 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Blum Inc: how the 15 lbs splits
15 lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 14 lbs 94.9%
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs 4.6%
- Air Releases 0 lbs 0.5%
Blum Inc's 15 lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 94.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
TRACE volume WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
Blum Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Stanley, NC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 3 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 15 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 18,242 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Blum Inc is pounds #589 and chemical-count #238 at 15 lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sws Concrete-Lake Norman Plant; Blythe Construction Inc. Plant No. 8; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Lincoln Ct Station; Daimler Trucks Na LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside North Carolina: Worthington Cylinders Kansas LLC; Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc; Petron Automation Inc; Main Steel. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead; Chromium; Nickel.
Blum Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant WATER pathway (94.9% water discharges) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Worthington Cylinders Kansas LLC and Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc.
Blum Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15 lbs 30th percentile higher than 30% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Blum Inc in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Blum Inc reports the 2,492nd-largest volume (15 lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Worthington Cylinders Kansas LLC and Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Blum Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Blum Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 32% (4 lbs to 3 lbs).
Blum Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Blum Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 lbs | 4 |
Blum Inc · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Blum Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Sws Concrete-Lake Norman Plant, Blythe Construction Inc. Plant No. 8, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Lincoln Ct Station, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Worthington Cylinders Kansas LLC, Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc, Petron Automation Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Copper, Lead, Chromium, Nickel; nearby reporters include Sws Concrete-Lake Norman Plant. Blum Inc stamps TRACE volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Blum Inc TRI extract (TRACE · WATER · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Blum Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Stanley, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332510 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Lincoln TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wilderness Nc Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Blum Inc stamps TRACE volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov